Chapter 491: I'm not a professional

'Hello...'

'Put Zhang Yong on the phone.'

'He, he...'

'What? Tell him to pick up the phone. Hurry!'

'He, he's doing something...'

'What?'

'He, he took a girl into the room. I don't know what...'

'Damn it!'

Hideo Maokawa almost vomited blood on the spot.

It turned out that the person answering the phone was a girl. Presumably, she sold tea ceremonies.

Zhang Yong, you son of a bitch!

People buy tea ceremonies!

They don't sell themselves!

What were you doing hugging someone and going into a room?

Ahhh...

Ahhh...

Hideo Maokawa was so irritated that he wanted to explode.

His mind was collapsing...

Zhang Yong had gone into the room with the girl, so it would take at least half an hour!

Damn it!

Plus the foreplay. After that, he'll sleep for a while. Does he still need to call? Hours have passed. He's not going to call!

When Zhang Yong is done, the opportunity will be gone. He'll probably be cold too.

Ahhh...

Ahhh...

No, I have to go find him myself!

It's urgent, I have to go to his house in person.

Perfect, pull Zhang Yong out of bed. That's a big achievement...

'Get the car ready!'

calls impatiently.

He checks his watch. He decides to arrive within half an hour.

That bastard Zhang Yong, he won't let him have an easy life, and he won't let Zhang Yong mingle with women in peace!

In short, let's hurt each other!

'Gather!'

He angrily gathers a few dozen men.

Of course, he won't be stupid enough to go see Zhang Yong alone. That would be like a lamb going into a tiger's mouth.

The matter is not resolved. Don't get caught by Zhang Yong.

Yasuji Iwatsuka is dead. Moriguchi Muta is dead. He, Shigehide Mogawa, does not want to be the third.

He must take dozens of people with him. Fully armed, he will then face Zhang Yong. Talk directly. Does the Great Japanese Empire fear you alone?

Set off.

He arrives menacingly near Zhuyuan.

He finds that the place is already heavily surrounded.

With his professional nose, Shigehide Mogawa detects a lot of danger. It seems that there are many guns pointing at him from all sides.

In an instant, his hot-blooded heart immediately turned cold.

He had been prepared to aggressively pull Zhang Yong out of bed. But now he suddenly felt that there was no need.

There is a Chinese proverb that says disturbing someone's rest is equivalent to robbing and killing.

If disturbing someone while they are working is not...

If someone is so angry that they kill your whole family, they are not even worth negotiating with. Negotiations are pointless!

So it was quiet.

They waited in silence.

But, seeing the time pass by minute by minute, that's not a problem!

The mission personally assigned by Toiihara Kenji is no small matter.

Every minute is an additional minute of potential trouble. It's too dangerous. It definitely can't be delayed for too long.

It's almost been an hour. Zhang Yong should have finished his business by now. It's been an hour already! This isn't too abrupt, is it...

'I want to see Zhang Yong!'

'I'm Shu Shigawa!'

'Tell him to come out! I must see him! It's very important...'

Shu Maochuan finally announced his identity.

He spoke with a mixture of firmness and pleading. His heart was racing with anxiety and fear.

'Register!'

'Surrender all weapons.'

'Wait!'

Wu Liupi answered expressionlessly.

Shu Maochuan happened to appear in front of him. Naturally, he was in charge of the response.

According to Zhang Yong's instructions, Shu Maochuan could go in. However, it had to be safe.

'Eight...'

Shigehide Mogawa wanted to swear again. But he held back.

He dared not swear. If he swore, he would never see Zhang Yong again. And there would be no negotiations. The mission that Tojihara Kenji had given him would be ruined.

There was nothing he could do. He had to endure it.

He obediently registered his name. He surrendered all his weapons. Then he was searched.

It was so violent.

They felt him up everywhere. It was like touching a corpse.

After they were sure he was unarmed, the agents slowly stepped back.

Wu Liuqi waved his hand.

Mao Chuanzhu let out a sigh of relief. He had finally made it in. Although the process had been somewhat humiliating, he could still accept it.

As long as he could see Zhang Yong, he was happy. He hoped that Zhang Yong had really finished...

In the end, his luck was in.

He managed to see Zhang Yong sipping tea with relish.

'You're out?'

'What's out? Where did I come out?'

'Didn't you take a woman in there to do business? You're out so soon?'

'Oh, I asked her to come in and give me a back massage. Lately, I've been feeling sluggish and weak, probably due to dampness. I think I need to get some cupping.'

'Really?'

Maochuan Xiu sneered inwardly.

What dampness, what sluggishness and weakness. Those are all excuses. You're just weak!

A sick man of the East!

You're drunk and lustful!

I've never seen anyone like Zhang Yong!

He's lustful to the point of death.

He's greedy to the point of death.

They really don't deserve the title of secret agent! And yet they keep getting tricked by him, it's really...

'What are you doing here?'

'I have something to say.'

'What is it?'

'I demand that you release everyone in the bamboo garden immediately.'

'What do they have to do with you?'

'Of course it's relevant. We also have some friends being held there. This is illegal detention, a forced restriction of personal freedom.'

'There are bandits in there. We are protecting their safety.'

'Do you have any evidence?'

'They all have guns. They've killed a lot of people.'

'Have you seen them?'

'Of course. They all have guns. All of them!'

'If they don't have guns, they're not robbers?'

'Exactly!'

'Can I go in and have a look?'

'Sure!'

Zhang Yong nodded.

If you don't go in, I'll have to make you go in.

Otherwise, how can we communicate?

You have to agree on something before I can do anything!

Zhang Yong repeated, 'But it's dangerous in there. Everyone in there has a gun.'

'I'll go in and talk to them,' said Shu Maochuan. 'Maybe they'll do me a favour?'

'Anyway, if they're carrying guns, I'll never let them out.' Zhang Yong's expression was grim, his words firm. 'If they really don't have guns, then maybe you can consider it.'

'Don't worry. I'll go and talk to them. I'm sure they're not bandits.'

'Good! You go!'

Zhang Yong nodded. Pass the order. Let Shu Maochuan go in.

Then silently monitor the other party on the map. First mark him with a number 5.

Since he's come to the door, of course you have to make good use of it.

Shu Maochuan came in such a hurry, which means the Japanese high command is very anxious.

Why are the Japanese anxious? It must not be because of Wang Zhulin. Wang Zhulin is a traitor, so how valuable can he be?

If it were just Wang Zhulin, it would not have been possible to make Shu Maochuan make the trip.

Therefore, there must be something more important than Wang Zhulin inside. Or maybe it's someone important.

So, he targeted a few red dots.

Speculation. Maybe one of the red dots is the object of Shu Maochuan's focus?

Unfortunately, because there is only map surveillance and no people in sight, it is impossible to determine which small red dot is the key target.

You can only plan to do something when they leave.

What?

Leave with a gun?

Sorry.

'Bang!'

One shot and he's dead.

Who told you to bring a gun?

Anyone with a gun is definitely a robber! Shoot him on the spot.

If he didn't bring a gun...

Arrest him on the spot.

What? Someone without a gun isn't a robber? Are you kidding? If a robber throws away his weapon, he's not a robber anymore?

Are you calling me a man of my word? Haha. A man of my word to the Japanese invaders...

'Ding-dong...'

'Ding-dong...'

Suddenly, the phone rang again.

A girl picked up the receiver. She answered carefully.

Zhang Yong paid no attention.

Who was calling? Who had gone AWOL?

After a moment, the tea girl covered the receiver and said to Zhang Yong, 'The other person said her name was Yang Lichu. She's calling from Beiping.'

'Yang Lichu? Beiping?' Zhang Yong felt strangely inside.

It was her?

She was in Beiping?

That's strange. Why did she come to Beiping?

Couldn't she make a phone call from Jinling? Oh, it seems she really couldn't. It seems there wasn't such long-distance calling.

The connection between Beiping and Jinling was often made by telegraph. As it turned out, telegraph was faster than the telephone. And the cost was much lower.

He picked up the receiver.

'Zhang Yong, it's me.' It was indeed the voice of Yang Lichu. He vaguely sensed that she seemed very tired.

'Where are you in Beiping?' Zhang Yong asked curiously.

'Nanyuan Airport.'

'Ah? You came by plane?'

'Yes.'

'When did you arrive?'

'I just got off the plane.'

'Is it urgent?'

'I'll come to Tianjin as soon as I can. We'll talk in person.'

'Good!'

Zhang Yong understood.

Yang Lichu was in the Air Force, so whatever she had to do must be related to the Air Force.

And...

It might be a personal matter. It might be something the Madam had asked her to do.

At the moment, Yang Lichu basically deals with the lady alone. If the lady has anything to ask Zhang Yong, she will do so through Yang Lichu.

This is very discreet.

Nothing will be left to chance. No one else can say anything.

Continue to enjoy the tea.

Wait for Mao Chuanzhu to show up.

This old fox, he actually needs to discuss it for so long?

Most likely, someone inside is arguing with him.

Absolutely.

This is proof that there is someone important inside.

Otherwise, if it were just an ordinary Japanese spy, who would dare to argue with Shu Shu? Only obedience.

Higher status than Shu Shu? Shouldn't be.

Shu Shu seems to be a major general. There can't be a general in there.

Japanese generals were very precious. At this moment in time, they were still very scarce. Far from being as common as they would become later.

That means high status.

Within the Japanese army, there were still strong feudal remnants.

There were modern rules and regulations. But there were also a lot of nobles. For example, members of the imperial family.

It is impossible to tell which one it is.

But!

You can't go wrong by holding someone.

In time, this big fish will automatically surface on its own.

Two hours later, Mao Chuan showed up.

He came to Zhang Yong angrily, 'I have talked with them. They can lay down their weapons and come out. You have to guarantee their absolute safety.'

'Okay. Tell them to strip naked. Come out naked.' Zhang Yong nodded.

'Don't push it too far,' Maokawa Shu raged again.

Strip naked?

How could that be possible?

It's extremely embarrassing.

Absolutely not!

'If they don't strip, how will we know if they're carrying weapons?'

'They promise not to carry weapons.'

'We're going to trust the word of a bunch of bandits? You've got to be kidding.'

'They're definitely not bandits.'

'Cut the crap. Clothes must be removed. Not even loincloths. We are stupid. We cannot tell the difference. We must take the most primitive and safest approach.

'You!

' Hideyo Maekawa was furious!

He realised that the plan he had discussed previously was completely unworkable.

Zhang Yong insisted that everyone strip naked. How could the people inside accept this? Who could accept such humiliation?

You have to understand, there are still a lot of reporters outside.

A lot of them are holding cameras. They are just waiting for someone to come out of the bamboo garden.

At that time, click, click, click, they will take a lot of pictures. Then they will publish it in the newspaper. Then all the Chinese people who read the newspaper will spread the news and celebrate.

Mao Chuanzhu could not imagine what the consequences would be.

Toiihara Kenji would definitely make him commit hara-kiri immediately to atone for his crime.

'No...'

'You have no right to refuse. And, 5,000 silver taels per person!'

'What? You might as well go rob!'

'I am robbing now!'

Zhang Yong replied sincerely.

Shigehisa Mogawa suddenly turned red in the face. He almost exploded in the spot.

He clenched his fists.

He really wanted to punch Zhang Yong in the face.

Ahhh, he was at least the head of the secret service agency of the Mogawa mansion. In this place of Tianjin, how many people dare not give him face?

However, the Zhang Yong in front of him has dealt a severe blow to the Japanese side ever since he arrived in Tianjinwei.

This guy's methods are completely unorthodox!

I don't know where he learned them.

He's greedy.

He's reaching for money from the grave.

He's asking for 5,000 taels for just one hostage!

How many hostages are there? There are several Japanese. That's over 20,000 taels.

If you add in the others, it's at least 200,000.

Obviously, Shu Maochuan doesn't want to pay. He'd rather cut off his own flesh than pay such a large sum. It's impossible.

'Impossible!'

Shu Maochuan refuses firmly.

Zhang Yong nods. He doesn't say a word. He lowers his head and sips his tea.

The pretty tea girls standing nearby suddenly felt sorry for the Japanese man.

In the past, in Tianjin, the Japanese were very arrogant. No one dared to provoke them. Otherwise, the consequences would be very tragic.

And which Japanese had been punished by Zhang Yong for standing like Hide Mohikawa?

He was the only one.

Of course, Zhang Yong was also the only one.

'You can name other conditions,' Hide Mohikawa finally couldn't hold back any longer.

'I have,' Zhang Yong replied casually.

'You...' Shigekawa Shu gritted his teeth.

He wanted to draw his sword and kill Zhang Yong with one stroke.

Split him in half.

Then into four pieces...

However...

It was impossible. He didn't have a sword. Nor did he have a gun.

It had long been confiscated.

How could Zhang Yong allow the other party to appear in front of him with a gun? He treasured his life so much. He would be extremely vigilant if the other party had a sword. Besides, the gunshot wound on his shoulder had not yet scabbed over!

A painful lesson, a lesson that will never be forgotten.

Never again.

'You want to kill me?'

'That's right.'

'I want to kill you too.'

'You...'

Shu Maochuan suddenly felt cold sweat break out on his back.

Oh no!

It seems like the lamb to the slaughter is himself.

It's himself who has trespassed onto Zhang Yong's territory. If Zhang Yong turns his face, he will die immediately.

Don't think that Zhang Yong doesn't dare.

There have been many Japanese spies who have died at the hands of Zhang Yong.

Yasuji Iwaku is dead.

Muta Moriguchi is dead.

These were two major colonels.

There is also Kintaro Noya, who has been detained by the Fukuoka Society.

All three are the heads of secret services.

The head of the Japanese secret service has suddenly become very worthless.

As a result, he, Shu Shigawa, is also despised. No wonder, he has been sent by Kenji Toihara to do hard labour.

In the past, as the high and mighty head of the secret service, how could he easily cross paths with the enemy? How could he easily appear in the enemy's encirclement? But now, he was at Zhang Yong's gunpoint.

Zhang Yong only needed to give him a glance or make a movement, and he would be dead. Then not even his corpse could be found.

'Don't worry, in a battle between two armies, the envoy is not be beheaded. I won't kill you today,' Zhang Yong shrugged, 'but if you're not even willing to pay the money, then there's no talking about it.'

'Zhang Yong, you are at least a member of the Special Restoration Society's Secret Service. We are considered to be in the same profession,' Maochuan Xiu couldn't help but say, 'Since we are in the same profession, let's not insult our profession. Okay. Don't talk about money for everything...'

'I'm not professional.'

'You...'

Maochuan Xiu was once again stumped.

Baka!

Damn it!

What do you mean you're not professional?

If you're not professional, how could you catch so many Japanese spies? How could we have suffered so much?

You look down on yourself. That is the same as humiliating us.

Ahhh, so angry!

You must be professional!

You must be professional!

You absolutely are...

Ohhh, you must never say outside that you are not professional. Please. Never say that.

Otherwise, if the military heard it, they would think we are all useless.

Defeated by an unprofessional. And failed so miserably, what else are we but useless?

Hagah!

All commit hara-kiri to atone for your sins!

Do not waste imperial grain! All secret service agencies are cancelled!

Hagah...

Zhang Yong thought to himself, I do want to be professional. I do want to make many professional demands.

But I don't know anything!

I don't know what demands to make either. In the end, you can only choose money.

This is never wrong.

Just as well, Yang Lichu has arrived. You can move all the money away.

Yang Lichu actually came by plane. This shows that the Air Force must have a plane arriving at Nanyuan Airport.

If it can come, it can go.

Once the goods are loaded onto the plane, they can be transported safely from Beiping to Jinling. It will only take a few hours to land safely.

There may be risks on land, but certainly not in the air. Unless it's a private plane.

So, let's rip them off!

Zhang Yong rolled his eyes and repeated:

'I want money!'